[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by charcoalbg

I think they should mimic Huby's linemates like in Florida using Kadri as the Sam Bennett role and maybe Dube as the Duclair role where both Kadri and Dube can attack north south with speed and tenacity which should open Huberdeau with some space for him to operate. The cycle chip game is not working for Kadri / Huby as evident. They need to attack on the rush with quick transition.

Move Mangiapane back to Backlund / Coleman since that worked last year and keep Ruzicka with Lindholm / Toffoli since that was working too.

I don't think they are incapable of generating offense from the rush quick transition and cycle game as evident last year they can do both effectively.

Also is Weegar playing more safe than last year with less offensive zone entries ? Sorry, didnt watch his game much in Florida.

Yes, but not a whole lot. The fact remains that the Florida system was very fluid with lots of rushes after turning pucks over. Weegar was great at turning pucks over and making first passes up ice to spring a guy for an odd-man rush. He didn't necessarily rush the puck himself that often, so it's not that different here.